Die for forming hollow blocks



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GEORG'EW. DENISON, OFI BAY VILLAGE, OHIO.

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DIE FOB.FORMI1\TG HOLLOW BLOCKS..

Application filed September 6, 1921. Seriall BEL 498,890.

T0 dZlwhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE W. DnNIsoN,

a citizen of the United Staltes,'residing'at Bay Village, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dies for Forming' Hollow Blocks, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, ref-. erence being had to the'accompanying draw- 111g'S.

My linven-tion relates .to a die. for forming hollow blocks for buildingpurposes One of the general objects of the inventionjis to provide diefarrangedto distribute the proper. proportions of material into thedifferentportionsJof the extruding end of the die so as to insure the formation of a block having its parts of equal density throughout and especially where hollow blocks are formed to'i'nsure'that the trans verse walls shall be of the same density. In

thepast grea-tdifliculty has been experienced because the hollow blocks formed by the extruding process have warped and cracked in the-drying process. This I have found to have been due tothe facttha-t the walls and particularly the transverse wallsv of the die of a peculiar form wherein the converging walls of the throat or mud receiving end are progressively warped to form guid ing surfaces to effect the equitable distribtt J tion of the materlalas it approaches the.

final forming surfaces of the'die, I can ob-l tam .an extruded producthav nga uniform density." I can accurately distribute the ma teriallin prope z proportion to the extrud-' ing' nioutl j WV1ththisform ofdie I also 1 prefe 3U) provide positive initial directing mean for proportionately dividing the material as it enters the throat of the die.

I also tind it feasible to use guide means adjacent theexcrudingendof the die, such g id .imeans '.ibe ngl iwesterab y j bl and the most coni' enient manner for-holding these guldes is to place them on the cores or core bridge. ment, however, would be -to extend the 1nner ends of the cores inwardly the fulllength. of the throat and terminate in out- A more convenient arrange.-

ting edges; the extensions being tapered in such a manner. as to co-operate with the warped surfaces ofthe throat in properly dividing and guiding the plastic material to thedieimouth, g

Anyone of the 'methodsfou-tlined may-bc-.%- utilized singly or in combination;

An additlonal i feature of the adjustable guide device consists in'the ready flCCeS'Sl bility of the adjustingmeans, whereby they" may be quicklyadjusted without.any"disassembling of the die. I

Another feature of my invention is the provision of a device adapted to accomplish the above. results which may be easily as sembled and disassembled, and is simple in construction. Further objects of the in-= vention will be apparent in the course of the-'- following description, and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, in which devices embod in the rinci les of m T invention are illustrated, Fig. l is a. side view of a die embodying one of .the principles hereinbefore referred to; Fig. 2 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is. a sectional vlew taken on. the l1ne 3-3 of Fig.

1; Fig. t is a sectional view taken on the i line H of Fig. 1; in Figs. 2, 3 and- 4, only one-half of the die is illustrated, it being understood that the. othenhalf may be ex-- actly the same in form. F g. 5 is asectional View of the die in pei 'spect1ve,a guide memher being omitted; Fig. 6 is a similar view showing a guide member in place; Fig. '7 is an end view of the die with the core in place 2 Fig. 8 is a section taken .on tl1e line"8,8 of Fig. 7 but showing the position of the die:-

when on an extruding machine, the usual 1100 form" of core being omitted for clearn'ess;

Fig. '9 is-a-n endjview ofthe usua-l formof' die; F1 101s a slde view thereof showingthe die 1n attached. position onan extruding machine; Fig. 11. is a sectional view of'the-i die taken on the line 11 11 of Fig- 9 i1 lustrating my invention as being adapted to a special form .of core; Fig. 12 is ,a plan- .view of the die; Fig. 13 is a side view illus tratingtheform of core member which may e used with either form of the die; Fig. ll sectional view taken on the line 1d-1 l Fig. 11 showing the core in place; in 15 to 20, inclusive, 1 have illustrated a preferred form of die and core construction; Fig. 15 is an end view of the throat of the die; Eig. 16 is a side view of the same; Fig. 1? is a cross sectional elevation taken substantially along the line 17 -1? of Fig. 16; Fi 18 is a similar sectional elevation substantially along the line 'l818 of Fig. 15 while Fig. 19 is a transverse sectional elevation taken along the line 19-19 at Fig. 15, shown slightly in perspective; Fig. 20 is a section taken through the es.- truding end of an auger machine illustrating the relative position of the die when attached thereto; Figs. 21 and illustrate the arrangement of a di and core embodying the principles C my invention and or which is particularly adaptable to the for mation of a non-symmetrical die, Fig. 24- is a perspective view of the tile formed by the die shown in I 21 23.

Referring more .ii icularly to tl e device l as illustrated in Figs. 1 to o, inclusive, the member 10 is a die member and is shown as provided with a suitable annular flange 16 having openings formed therein to receive bolts whereby it may be attached to the end of an extruding machine.

The form in which I prefer to make this die member will be better understood by reference to 1 to a, inclusive. Referring specially to Fig. 2, it will be seen that near the receiving end the throat of the die almost circular in section, but with two depressed portions on eacl. side to ing two radially extending walls 14 preterably in the same plane as the flange 16, and two axially extending walls 15. The di tance between the parallel walls 15 should be great-er than the height of the bloclt to be formed. The walls of the die throat adjacent these parallel walls are warped so as to connect the wal is with the undistorted portion 17 of the die throat and extending toward the extruding end of the die so as to finally merge in the sides of the rectangular part of toe throat. The rectangular portion of the die throat may be larger than the rectangular opening of the extruding mouth. The relative proportion et these rectangular Zones is clearly illustrated at 17 and 17 in Fig. 8. The throat surfaces may be arrai'iged to merge into the wall 17'. as may be clearly seen by. reference to Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive.

As the extruding end of the usual tile die is provided with a rectangular mouth it will be seen that such a die having parallel, warped and converging surfaces in the throat and in the relation just described will cause the die throat to direct the material forced into the die towards the ends of the rectangular mouth and to evenly distribute this material as itapproaches the mouth.

Un each of the radial walls l l there may be mounted a guiding and cutting means, herein shown as comprising a wedge block 20 triangular in cross section; the base of each triangle abutting a wall l These locks may be suitably secured to the walls by means such as the bolts 21. it will be seen that the sharp edge or ridge of these blocks cause the bloc s to act a separating means adapted to direct material on the warped surfaces formed at the sides of the axial walls 15 of the die.

The inner ends or faces of the blocks preferably substantially flush with the an" walls 15 respectively, and a further guide and cutting means is shown consisting of the blades attached to these faces. These blaues have substantially a sharpened end extending parallel to the side walls of the triangle block so that these blades serve as an additional guide tendinb' to throw a material which comes against their to one side or the other towards the channels of the die. Any material coming between the inner faces of these blades, however. i retained between the two blades and will be forced outward between the walls 15.

lt will therefore be seen, that as the teria-l is forced into the die, certain portions thereof will be directed toward the warped surfaces described and thereafter be distributed along the sides of the extruding mouth, while other portions will pass be tween the blades 22 and up to the central portion the extruding end. This gradua converging of the throat surfaces of the die tends to cause a feed to the different portions of the mouth. of a quantity of material proportionate to the extruding area of the portion of the block to be extruifletl at that point thereby tending to insure the equal compression of the material at the different points which will cause the finished block to have walls of the same density througho The end faces 23 of the block 52!) which. are opposite to the faces on which blades 22 are connectech may preferably be made arcuate in form so as to adapt them to snugly fit the mouth of an. entrud L ma chine A, as shown in Fin. 8.

The die. member is shown as 7 with recessed portions which terior shoulders whereby a core member in be conveniently inserted within the die the mode of attaching this core inen'iber is the same as that used in connection with one of the other forms of die illustrated a further description of this attachment wil be deferred and will be given in connection with this other form.

Referring particularly to the form of device illustratcd in l igs, 9 to ll and i l, herein show a die member 30 which may be are ' previded with an airnular flai'ige 31 having j misses suitable openings-formed therein" adapted toueeeivebolts 32 to fatta'ch the die tothe mouth ot' 'an' e'z'ctrudingmacl'iine, A, as shown inFi'gJ 10.

outer endei the throat 'and" has the usual rectangular extruding month leading up' tothis mouth, are herein shown as substantially conicalexcept as they are shaped toward the extruding mouth to conform to it's' rectangi'i'la'r form. This is the usual form of die.

No Warpedsu'rtaces tendingto teed the correct portion of 1 material" to the different parts, however, are shown in this form of die'g-b-ut' in" order to bring about the correct feed of material I may relyupon adjustable guide means carried'by the core member as will be subsequently described;

' Such adjustable uic1e1neans=-may, however,

be use'd 'tvi'th t-he forin of dieshown in Figs. 1 to-"S inclusive sothatthe adjust-able feature' ma y be used eithee'with a die having a" positive guide means, or with theusual form of die;

The d e 30' i'sp'rovided with depressed portions' 38" adjaeenfi theends' of the reciangaiaemeuth which form notches in the die throat supporting the ends of the core bridge 40 whereby" the core maybe readily placed in' 'position the die; The core may thus be maintained in proper relation to the die When the device is in operation. This arrangement of the core member in relation" to the die is substantially the same as that employed 'in"'other' forms of dies and. this" description 'of the attaching "of the core therefore, pplies also to the-device illustrated in Figs. l'to 8.

The core member as'illustra'ted, comprises the bridge 4.0 havingthe cores 41 integrally formed thereon. The core proper may be made of any-form depending upon the size and shape of opening to be made in the "blocks but are herein shown as substantially thesides of there'ctangular' mouth of the die and the coreunay he the same Width so as to'forni a block having transverse The inner ends Walls of the same thickness; of 'tl ie cores are shown as" provided With arc'uate" seats T adaptedto' support complementary end surfaces of the guides 50. These" guide members are substantially Wedge shaped in a c-ross section taken parallelic the core'bridge' as's'een in Figs. 11

and-13:

'The"side's' of the-guide member 50 are shown-as h-a'ving enlarged ears 51 of ashape similar-to the other portion" of the body,'-

which ears form guides tending to hold any The" die; 'as' 'herein shown, is substantially circular incross section at the The Walls I material which comes against their? outer ed 'g e and thus dlrects" it 'towards the" sides members will be directed either into one" of the end- "transverse channels or thecentral transverse channel, The guide members are" thereforeadapted to be adjusted so" as "to shown by providing the bolts 5 2; secu'redto the guide members. and extending: outwardly through slots 53*in'the coresg-is'a id "slots runn ng in a direction substantially longitudinal' of the bridge. Lock nuts FA-may be threaded on these bolts anchserve tolock" the g uide memb'ers in' adjusted position' by abutting the l1ou'sing,-"asmajr-"be readily understood In operation the -material will be'iorced" into thedie throat tiethe evtrudingniaohine' and will be gracluallyf compressed as it approaches the extruding moutlro't the die.

hen this improved core '18 used With a die or" the special form'showit in Figs. 1- to S the materialwvhich comes against'the sharp edge of the separating members-2O will be" guided into the grooves formed-by the Warped surfaces adjacent the axially exbeguided towardsthe ends of the extrud= lng niouth. A large quantity of material will, of course, pass intothe' receiving mouth Without striking the 'separatingmernbers.

The central. portion ofthe mass of material the core bridge; It Will, therefore, be seen that the -material is positively guided and distributed to the different forming channelso't the extruding mouth.

While the devices hereinbefore described illustrate practical embodiments'of my i11- vention, the arrangement of the parts therein however, is not such as Will result in" the greatest degree of efficiency in I manufacturing tile having relatively thin Webs. *In

Figs; 15' to 20 inclusive, Iha've illustrated a novel form of die'and eo'reconstru-ction which is adaptable to the obtaining. of a uniform density in the'niass it fisextiuded' This material Will tll'BlT 'be'ma-de integral With 'o'r 'be suitably at' rial coming against the apex of the" guide through the diemouthandvvhichhas the furthera'dvantage' of economy of'constrtic- In th1s form-= of die Iioad uStablemud divldin'g means -is'-='provi"cl'ed tion' andlon'g life.

but Wedges having knife edges inay" be formed integrallywvith the "die t-lrroat' walls and a core bridge constituting a dividing fence may ser've'to part the material. as 'it I enters the die-throat. a I

The die body may be comprised of an integral casting having a throat and surfaces which are comprised of wedge-shaped guides 61 formed integrally therewith. These guides may terminate in knife edges 61 at the receiving end of the throat and the side surfaces 62 may merge into the coniform throat surfaces 63; a substantial fillet or radius 64: being provided to join these inner surfaces. In place of the. parallel wallsv 15 provided in the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 I prefer to have tapered surfaces 65 converging inwardly toward the die mouth and terminating in the same plane as the surfaces 73 and 74.. A core bridge 67 may be supported at the apexes of two of the wedges having diametrically opposite positions.

In this form of diethere may be four guiding wedges having radially positioned cutting edges spaced substantially 90 apart. I prefer to position the core bridge at the receiving end of the throat in the manner described in order to effect a division of the material before it enters the die throat. Th cores may be supported by wedge shaped extensions formed on the bridge.

This core bridge may be comprised of metallic plate 67 of relative thinness but of sufiicient depth to rigidly maintain the tapered core supporting portions 68 in position irrespective of the pressure being exerted thereon when material is being eX truded through the die. The bridge may be supported in slots 69 formed in the outer ends of the wedges 70 and 71. The bridge may be held in rigid relation with the die by any suitable means. I prefer however to have the slots considerably greater in width than the width of the bridge, soas to obtain sufficient space between the bridge and the slot walls whence babbitt or similar metal may be poured into the slots after the bridge and cores have been properly adjusted.

he forming surfaces 73 and 7a of the die may be removable as the greatest depreciation occurs in the die due to a rapid corroding of the forming surfaces. To this end, I have provided a removable lining 7 5 comprised of an integral rectangular mem ber formed of cast steel. Clamping means for maintaining the lining in place may be comprised of ordinary set screws 7 6 extending through the walls of the die and lock nuts 77. The forming surfaces 78 of the cores may likewise be replaceable, hence I have provided cores comprised of rectangular blocks secured to the tapered portions 68 of the bridge 67 by suitable means such as bolts 79.

Positioning the forming surfaces of the cores with relation to the forming surfaces of the die lining may be simply effected by inserting spacing blocks between the respective surfaces after which the core bridge may be attached to the die as already described. By proportioning the core supports 68 of the core bridge as illustrated in Fig. 1.8 so that the apexes are positioned toward the center of the die, a sufiicient amount of the material which is passing out of the auger machine to the die throat is directed to the central forming channels 81 of the core to obtain the same density in the middle web of the tile being formed as the density of the outer walls which are being formed in the channels 81 and 82.

In this figure, it is to be seen that the surfaces 83 and 8e slope toward the outer forming channels Sl and 82 respectively at substantially the same angle as the surfaces 65; thus causing the major portion of the material which would otherwise converge to the central. channel, to be directed outwardly to the outer channels. The end surfaces 85 of the core wedges may be parallel and coaxially aligned with the end sur-- faces of the core blocks. Part of the ma terial deflected inwardly by the surfaces 65 will thus be directed between the core supports 68;. while the remainder will be guided by the parallel surfaces 65 into the channels and 91 which form the top and bottom webs of the tile.

In this form of die construction, it is to be readily seen that the knife edges will first divide the material and the wedges formed on the throat surfaces of the die will distribute it as it approaches the die mouth. The tapered surfaces of the wedges as well as the converging surfaces of the throat wall direct a considerable portion of the material to the corners 93 of the die mouth. Furthermore the major portion of the material is directed away from the central web channel 80 which heretofore had received too much with the result that the central tile web had a greater density than the density of the outer webs.

This form of die may have a tapered annular flange 96 adapted to fit a complemen tary surface 97 in the end of the auger machine. An annular ring 98 may serve to hold the die in position on the machine. Bolts 99 may maintain the ring 98 in position but may be of suflicient weakness to readily break in case the auger machine is started when the plastic material has been negligently permitted to dry in the die; thus preventing the destruction of the core bridge.

In Figs. 21, 22, and 23, T have illustrated the adaptation of the last described form of die to the manufacturing of T-shaped, three-void, or so-called interlocking tile shown in Fig. 25 The construction may be substantially the same as heretofore described. The wedges 108 and 109 positioned on each side of the bridge however, may be set at any desired angle to obtain the proper ;.d1str1bu t1on of. the material luv this case,

the core member may constitute a core bridge 101,,having edge-shaped core sup- I ports 102, 103, and 105 which are adapted tosupport removable rectangular core members in the manner heretofore described,

, In adapting my principle to die designs it may be necessary to provide a greater or fewer number of the knife edged Wedges de- I pending upon theilo'cal frictional increases and decreases in the die throat.v From the foregoing description of various embodi- I function of the Warped surfaces and Wedge- I surface is to divide the material as it enters the throat of thedie and to change the ordinary flow of material as it approaches the forming surfaces of the mouth. By associat I Wing knife edges with these various Wedges and arped surfaces, it is practical to positively divertcertainnportions of the matevide the-material and thereby decrease the.

ments of my invention, it is obvious that the rial towards the corners ofthe mouth so as to insure the feeding of the material to the I forming channels in the mouth in such proportions that equal density in the Walls of, i the tile. is obtained, during the formation thereof. Where a core ofthe form illustrat; 7 ed is used, material must of necessity pass around the core bridge.

thereforehave a knife;edge Which Will di-j pressure exerted thereon. While it ispractical to position the core bridge near the ex truding end of the die, better results are obtained when the bridge is positioned at the I receivingend ofthe die. lie-unit ng of the material after being, thus dividedbythe bridge is more readily obtained. Further- -,more, a quantity of the material passing through each ofthe forming channels in'the II die mouthcan be divided at thethroat en-f,

trance to bev proportionate to the cross sectional area of the channels, l/Vhenadjustable means are provided on a core br dge p0 sitioned near the mouth of the die, the ease .With which th position ofthe guides may, v loe, varied is quite. apparent, as it is only nec I essary to loosenthe nuts 54k and swingthe ends of the rods 52 in the proper direction to' obtain a variation in the direction of flovv. of the material asit approaches theextruding end of the die.

' one ofv the foregoingdescribed' de-' ,vri c es,.insures the formation of ahomogene ousblockwhichwvhen, driedandburned in I -finishing process Will be free from [warps A and cracks.

g While I described specificembodiments of the invention, it .Will be apparent that many variations might.be nadetherein and that other forms of devices involving the princie ,ples of myfinvention might be made. There The bridge may fore, the foregoing description is to betaken as illustrative of specific embodiments of the inventlon, rather than as illustrative of the character and scope thereof. I

Having thus described my invention,

vclaim:

1. In a device ofthe'class described, a die having an enlarged receiving, end restricted on two sldes, and an extrud ng end substantially rectangular in cross section, andhaving cutting means on the receiving, end of the dle a dapted to d rect material into the enlarged portionson the sides of the restricted part. 9 I 2. In a device of the class described,a die having a, restricted extruding mouth, .avvide recel vlng end,.an axial Wallextending from the extruding end to the receiving end, Warped surfaces along each side of said Wall the vvarped surfaces. I

QIna device of the class described, a die I having a restricted extruding mouth,-a] Wide receiving end, axial Wallsextending from the Wall of the mouth to the rec'eivin'gend, radial vvallson said end connected 'to the axial Walls, Warped surfaces adjacentsaid axial Wall, andwedgej shaped, cutting members mounted on said radial Walls and adapted to faces.

guide material onto the warped surv adapted to direct material towards the ends I 5, In a device of the class described, a die I having a restricted extruding mouth,' a Wide circular receiving end, axial 'WflllS of less ,vvidth than the sides of the mouth and extending from them to the receiving end, ra-

dial 'vvalls on said end connected to the axial Walls,.Warped surfaces at, each sideofl' said axial Walls, and Wedge-shaped cutting membersgmounted on "said radial walls, adapted to direct material onto said warped surfaces, the inner ends of said wedges being substantially flushwith -said axial Walls.

I 6. In a device of the class described, a die having a substantially circular receiving end,

a substantially rectangular extrudingmouth,

an axial Wall extending from each side of .the rectangle to the receiving end, radial Walls on'said end eonnecte'dto the axial Walls respectively,Warped surfaces formed in the throat of the die adjacent said- Walls and gradually sha-pe'dtovvard, the mouth to conform therewith, whereby material may be distributed to portions of the mouth in correct proportion to the area of the block to be formed by such portions.

7. In a device of the class described, a die having an extruding mouth, a circular receiving end, cutting and separating means on said end adapted to direct material toward the corners of the mouth, passageways adjacent said guide means adapted to receive said material and distribute it to the mouth, said passageways being formed by warped surfaces extending toward. the corners of said mouth to conform to the side thereof.

8. In a device of the class described, a die having a rectangular extruding end, a wide receiving end, a substantially axial wall ex- I tending from the extruding end to the receiving end, and passageways at each side of said wall adapted to distribute material along the sides of said mouth towards its corners, said passageways being formed by warped surfaces which gradually conform to the shape of the sides of the mouth.

9. In a device of the class described, a die having a substantially circular receiving end, a substantially rectangular extruding month, an axial. wall running from; the center of each side of the rectangle and extending to the said receiving end, radial walls on said end connected to the axial walls respectively, channels formed by warped surfaces on the sides of said axial walls and gradually shaped toward the mouth to conform therewith, whereby material may be distributed to portions of the mouth in correct proportion.

10. In a device of the class described, a die having a restricted extruding end to form a hollow column, a wide circular receiving end, an axial wall extending from the extruding end to the receiving end, and constituting depressions in said end, the walls of the die at each side of said axial wall being depressed and such depressions converging toward the corners of the mouth, whereby passageways are formed adapted to direct material toward the corners of the mouth.

11. In a device of the class described, a die having a restricted extruding end, separating means on the receiving end of the die adapted to direct material to portions of the die in approximate proportion to the material required in such portions,-a core in said die, an adjustable member carried by said core and adapted to be adjusted to vary the amount of material fed to the sides thereof.

12. In a device of the class described, a core member, comprising a rod, a housing thereon, an adjustable deflecting member having an arcuate seat and mounted on the housing, an adjusting rod connected to said deflecting member and extending through a slot in said housing, and means for locking said rod in position.

13. In a device of the class described, a die having a core mounted therein, guiding means adj ustably mounted in said core adapted to vary the proportion of material fed to the sides of the housing and stationary guides adjacent the receiving end of the die and adapted to feed material to the portions of the die in the approximate proportions of the final form of the die.

14. In a device of the class described, a die having an enlarged receiving end restricted on two sides, and a restricted extruding end substantially rectangular in cross section and adapted to form a hollow extruded column, separating means on the receiving end of the die adapted to direct material into the enlarged ends, and a core in said die having guiding means for directing material to the sides thereof, said means being adjustable to vary the proportion of material fed to the sides.

15. In a device of the class described, a die, a core member therein and adjustable deflecting means on the inner face of said core adapted to determine the proportion of material fed to the sides of the core.

16. In a device of the class described, a die having a restricted extruding mouth, an enlarged receiving end, shoulders stamped up from said die intermediate said ends, and a core member having its ends seated on said shoulders.

17. In a device of the class described, a die member having a core therein whereby a channel is formed between the die and core, a wedge-shaped guiding member seated on the inner face of said core and adapted to guide material to said channels, means for adjusting said member, including a rod extending through a slot in the core, and a nut for locking said guide member in position.

18. In a device of the class described, a core member having a wedgeshaped guiding member adjustably mounted on the inner end thereof.

19. In a device of the class described, a die having a core mounted therein, guiding means adjustably mounted in said core and adapted to vary the proportion of material fed to the sides of the core.

20. In a device of the class described, a core member, having adjustable .means thereon for guiding material to its sides.

21. In a device of the class described, a core member, comprising a. rod having a housing thereon, an adjustable deflecting member mounted thereon, and means for holding said member in adjusted position.

22. In a device of the class described, a die having an enlarged receiving end, a restricted extruding mouth, knives associated with the receiving end of the die adapted to proportionately divide the material forced therethrough and having surfaces extending from said knife edges and converging toward the corners of the die mouth whereby a proportionate amount of material being extruded may be deflected to the corners of the die mouth.

23. In a device of the character described, a die having a restricted extruding mouth adapted to the forming of a hollow extruded column, an enlarged receiving end having knives associated therewith, a converging throat extending from the receiving end to the die mouth comprised of a series of warped surfaces extending from said knives and converging toward the extruding channels of the die mouth whereby material passing through the die may be proportionately divided and be distributed to the various extruding channels of the die mouth.

24. In a device of the character described, a die adapted to form a hollow extruded column and having a plurality of knives positioned in the receiving end of the die for dividing the material passing therethrough, and having a core associated with the mouth of the die comprised of a bridge member having a plurality of wedge-shaped portions formed integrally thereon and adapted to support removable core plugs positioned in the mouth of the die.

25. In a device of the class described, a die having knives associated with the receiving end thereof positioned to proportionately divide the material forced therethrough and wedges formed in the throat of the die having surfaces adapted to guide some of the material toward the forming corners of the die mouth.

26. In a device of the character described, a die having a restricted extruding mouth for forming a hollow extruded column, an enlarged circular receiving end having knives transversely positioned therein, a converging throat extending from the receiving end to the die mouth having a series of wedge surfaces extending from said knives and converging toward the extruding channels of the die mouth whereby material passing through the die may be proportionately divided. and be distributed to the various extruding channels of the die mouth.

27. In a device of the character described, a die adapted to the formation of a hollow extruded column having dividing knives positioned transversely of the path of the material passing through the die, a core bridge constituting one of the knives housing a plurality of knife edged and wedge shaped portions extending toward the die mouth, converging surfaces formed in the die throat extending from some of the knives to the die mouth and adapted to cooperate with said core wedges in proportionately distributing the divided material to the various extruding channels of the die mouth.

28. Ina device of the characterdescribed, a die adapted to form a hollow extruded column, a plurality of knives positioned in the receiving end of the die for dividingthe material passing therethrough, and a core bridge associated with the receiving end of the die havinga plurality of knives and wedge-shaped portions for dividing and distributing the material entering the central zone of the die throat to the various forming channels of the die mouth.

29. In a device of the class described, a

die having a restricted extruding mouth, a

wide receiving end, the walls of said die gradually converging to conform to the shape of said mouth, and having inwardly projecting wedge shaped portions formed in the throat thereof, the apex of each wedge comprising a cutting edge, the side surfaces of the wedge-shaped portion extending from the apex to the end of the mouth, whereby material is cut and thereafter directed from the center of the die towards the ends of the mouth.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix m signature.

GEORGE W. DENISON; 

